Moco Trails Wild West Backyard Ultra
About this race
The MOCO Trails Wild West Backyard Ultra is a community-driven endurance event held at beautiful Loudy Simpson Park in Craig, Colorado along the banks of the Yampa River.
This race follows the classic Backyard Ultra format where runners complete a 4.167 mile loop every hour, on the hour, until only one runner remains.
If you miss the start of a loop, you’re out.
If you cannot complete the loop within the hour, you’re out.
The race continues until there is only one runner left standing.
Whether you’re chasing big miles, testing your mental toughness, or just wanting to experience the Backyard Ultra format for the first time, this event is designed to be challenging, supportive, and incredibly fun
Pick your distance
Trail running
MOCO Trails Backyard
Running
MOCO Trails Citizens Race
Typical race-day weather
Based on 1 year of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Craig, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:21 AM and sets at 8:08 PM local time (MDT) in Craig on August 15, 2026 — 13h 46m of daylight.
Course
No course map published yet.
The organizer hasn't released a route for this event, and we don't publish guesses. If you're the organizer, send us a GPX file and we'll draw the profile.
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2026 results — Moco Trails Wild West Backyard Ultra
16 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the MOCO Trails Backyard
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marty Blevins | 12:59:36 | — |
| 2 | Savannah Bray | 11:53:27 | — |
| 3 | Michael Brenner | 10:54:49 | — |
| 4 | David Sutherland | 10:58:45 | — |
| 5 | Jeremy Browning | 7:41:41 | — |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
Other races near Craig
Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months
Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 3 Craig events
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